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After the trial of Jordan Johnson ended on March 1 with a not guilty verdict, the 20 year-old student athlete was whisked away with his parents and had no contact with the media — until Tuesday.

In a short announcement late Tuesday morning The University of Montana Athletic Department announced that Jordan Johnson had been re-instated to the football team.

On Sunday, March 3, University of Montana President Royce Engstrom offered no direct comment on the outcome of the Jordan Johnson rape trial in Missoula.

Not guilty. That's the final verdict in the much watched Jordan Johnson rape trial that has captured Missoula's attention for over a year.

The jury of seven women and five men took just a few hours to decide that Jordan Johnson was not guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow University of Montana student on the night of Feb. 4, 2012 as the two watched a movie at her house.

The final defense witness in the Jordan Johnson rape trial was Dr. William Stratford, an expert in forensic psychiatry.

Jordan Johnson continued the testimony he began Tuesday in Missoula Dstrict Court today, Feb. 27, telling his side of the story regarding a relationship, and subsequent sexual encounter, he had with a fellow University of Montana student who said he raped her Feb. 4, 2012.

Wednesday afternoon's testimony in the Jordan Johnson rape trial included emotional comments from Martin Todd Johnson, Jordan's father.

Former University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson took the stand Monday, Feb. 25, afternoon after the prosecution wrapped up its case to convince the jury that he was guilty of sexual intercourse without consent.

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